Improvement in i,nking-afparatits for printing-presses



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Letters Patent No. 104,203, dated .Tune 14, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN INKING-APARATUS FOR PRIN'I'ING'r-PRESSES.

vThe Sheule refen'ed to in these 'Letters Patent and making part of the same.

I, IsRAnL L. G. Rrcn, of the city of Cambridge, county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have inve'nted an Improved Apparatus for Distributing Printing-Inks o f Various Colors on Lines of Printing- Typs, so that several' colors may bc printed by one form at one impression. Nature 'and Object of the Inoention.

The object of the invention is an improvement over an apparatus for the samepurpose for which a patent `was granted to me April 20, 1869.

The patent referred to was granted for the 'application of distrbutingdisks placed at right angles with -distributingrollers, or inking-1'ollers, or' inking-tables,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

Thefirst part of my invention relates to securing a more convenient mode of Operating and adjusting the disks. 1 The second part of my iu'ention' relates to'the use of endless belts or aprons placed over the upper andv flower rollers andagainst a roller between them, so

that they are held in place against the disks upon which the inks are distrib'ut'ed by the disks.,

General Description.

The rotating disk upon which the ink is distributed on aGordon press is' removed, and the frame B secured .in any suitable way in its' place. This may be done by boring through the bottom of the frame, a'nd puttingtwo bclts through it. into the two holes through which .belts are nowplaced to hold an iron bearing, which supports the rotating'disk that belongs -to the press.

The carriage A is vthen put upon the frame, with suitable bearings, a'a', on each side.

Two connecting-rodsare then fastened to it, one on each side, shown at b' b'. The other ends of the rods are connected to that part of the press directly behind the platen. This may be done by an ;npright stand bolted outo the frame of the press behind the platen, one on each side for each rod.

O is a cam, in which moves a pin,D, connected with the rack E.

His a movable stand, provided with a spindle, I, and gear upon it, J. vThis spindle is -bored into, and

`in it is placed a spring, K, a'nd a pin, L.

.M is a disk with a long stem, M2. In the middle of the stem is a slot. The stem is pushed into the spindle, whichis hollow, care being taken to have the pin fit into the slot. The spring in the spindle presses the disk against the distributiug-belt.

N is a screw to fasten the stand inany place upon the bar O;

P is a part of the carriage,.which has the double object of connecting the two sides together and also furnishinga bearing for 'the rack to run in.

E2 is. a Vstand with a roller in it, which is placed upon the rack to .keep 'that end of it from springing any as it is worked.

- The two stands R R on the carriage are'receptacles for the bearings S' S of the rollers T1 TTB.

U U are pins to hold the bearings in their proper postions. i

V'V are caps or half boxes that go over the endsof the roller T1. Their object is this: when the distributing-belts are to be put upon the rollers, the caps are removed, Que of the bearings on the side of the rollers taken out, and the belts slipped onin their places. The bearing is then put back on therollers; then the top roller T1 is .forced into the half boxes v1 112, and the capsV V put oni'them, audheld in place by the' pins i 'or screws W W.

X X are belts, made of Ieather, upon which the ink is distributed. i

Y is a washer, placed on the rollers vT1 T2 to sepa' rate 'the two belts.

Y1 and Y2 are two washers,`with sct-screws, to hold the belts in place. These washers are slippedupon the 'upper and lower'rolls T1 and T3.

Z is a gear upon the 'roller T3, which is moved by the r'ack 22.

211g are ink-tables to distribute the luk upon. .These I make of wood or metal, and 'placea small round spring on their bottom, so they press vagainst the distributing-belts.

x1 x2 are spaces of wood, a'littlcv less in height than the ink-tables. Their object 'is to separate the tables from oneanother. v n1 M2 are strips of metal placed at each end of the frame- B, to prevent the ink-tables from moving out of place.V

Having given a description of the various parts, I will now'describe their operation. .v

The form having been furnished to the pressman to be printed, he selects ink-tahles of a width larger than the lines of types to bc printed. He then arranges them in their proper positions, placinga wooden space between each one. He decides upon where to put them by consulting the form. He places his tables in a direct line with the types to be printed from.. He

thentakes an equal number of movable standsH H firmly and squarely that he has ink-tables, and slides them along upon the bar O, fitting the gear J into the rack E, and securing the stand' in its proper position, that is, its center over the center of `the ink-table, by means of the screw N. A disk about the same diameter as the table is in width, is then put on the spindle I, the face of the disk pressingl against the belts when they are ing motion to the rack E. This canses the disks to;

revolve continually, first -in one direction, and then in an opposite one.- This distributes the ink. With this apparatu's fountains are used, for which a patent was allowed me.

These belts come in contact with 'the fountains, and take a little ink at each impre'seio'n.

' This apparatus may be .applied to any pressother .than the Gordon, by altering it to suit the pecnliar formation of the press upon which it is to be placed.

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What I claim as my invention, and de'sire to se cure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The camO, the rack E, and pinD, and the movable stands' H H, with their spindles Iand gears J, when combined together substantially in the manner and for thetpurposes herein set forth.

2." The belts or aprons X X, the rollers T1 T2 T, the washers 2/1 3/2, when combined together substantially as, in the manncr, and for the purposes her'ein set forth.

Witnesses: ISRAEL L. G. RIOW.

SAMUEL B. MoEUD, i J AMEs R. FENDLEBURY. 

